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An anonymous Middle Eastern artist who goes by the name of Saint Hoax, has created a provocative project portraying international politicians as packaged meat.

The project, called Politarian, shows the heads of world leaders, including David Cameron, Barack Obama and Kim Jung-un, in polystyrene trays covered with cellophane.

On his website, Saint Hoax defines Politarian as…

pol·i·tar·i·an : poləˈterēən/
noun
1. a person who doesn’t consume politics or politicians especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.
2. of or relating to the exclusion of politicians from the diet.
“I will not vote because I’m a politarian.”

Talking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, Saint Hoax explained his inspiration and motivation for creating this controversial work: ‘I got inspired by the way they stack meat in the meat market. It’s so brutal, and rough. I wanted to apply that raw treatment on politicians, the way they carelessly apply it on us.’

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He went on: ‘This project is a satirical commentary on how politicians are as cheap as meat. If you don’t buy them, they will rot in the supermarket, and will probably be trashed after a couple of days…’

Here are some of the politicians who have been given the Saint Hoax treatment…

David Cameron

(Picture: Saint Hoax)

Vladimir Putin

(Picture: Saint Hoax)

Barack Obama

(Picture: Saint Hoax)

Benjamin Netanyahu

(Picture: Saint Hoax)

Kim Jung-un

(Picture: Saint Hoax)

See the full set of Politarian images on Saint Hoax’s website, and follow him on Instagram for daily updates.